Photog's Booth turned Industrial

so last weekend my styling team and I designed, styled and fabricated a wedding photographer's booth (Kenneth Uy) for the Themes & Motifs Wedding Expo at SMX.

Our peg was this:

 

We wanted to create a Rugged Pop Art concept, since we're trying to veer away from Shabby Chic (which personally, would be soo much fun and easy to make!) since the photographer we're styling is a guy. The idea was crazy! Pop art printed Louis chair, ombre painted walls, bulb chandelier, and floor-lighted brick wall. BUT we also had to make revisions at the last minute since we're trying to make the cost as LOW as possible, and I started doubting whether the pop-art printed Louis chair would still match the corrugated, metal shell (which would be cheaper than the brick, ombre painted wall) and vintage chests I sourced from a friend.

So with limited time (and energy, I just came back from a long hiatus somewhere :) the output turned out to be...

THIS

which I'm still happy with and thinks the effort paid off :)

 

 and YES.

I'm overly obsessed with exposed bulbs, reclaimed wood, random frames, rustic finishes, letters, and wire meshes! and I would keep using them in my projects til I have exhausted them in any way that I imagined them to be! haha OA.  

anyway, here's like the only photo I had with one of my team member and makeup artist friend Elaine Ching, with wedding photographer Kenneth Uy.

xoxo

Guangzhou Trade Fair & Manila Fame 2011

This weekend by far, has been one of  the busiest week i had this quarter... *sigh* and i'm still on a jet lag. But it has been pretty productive, educational, and fruitful at the same so i'm not complaining (much) lol. and I'll just make this quick post so i could sleep soon :)

Anyway, last week, after attending some meetings with clients and manning our exhibit, i flew to China to attend the Guangzhou, Canton Trade Fair 2011. I've heard a lot about this place since five years ago, but never had the opportunity to visit, so its also my first time in Guangzhou. and man... was my friends NOT kidding when they told me it's HUGE (see photos)

 tired feet. three days of walking inside the complex, and i haven't really finished everything in 3 whole days!

 

I took this photo from one of the three major complex, can you guess how many people are there during the day?

 and how many booths there are per complex?

i'm not sure if millions is an exaggeration, but if you ask me,  i think its close enough!

 

 i have tons of pictures of products i saw that are sooo drool-worthy... but only picked a few in random to post (i need to catch my zzzz's!)

metallic mosaics *sigh*

 lol. this is so funny :) golden toilets :)

3D wallpapers :) padded with cushion and wrapped in leather fabric.

 

wallpaper tiles and lighting fixtures

too bad though, if you like a particular style or item, you have to order based on their minimum quantity of order. some per container, 10,000pcs, hundreds of sqms, etc. :) but of course, that's what Import and Export is all about! *dreamy eyes* i want to go back to Guangzhou again, i just need to filter my ideas i guess :)

and then after arriving Manila, i went straight to Manila Fame 2011 at SMX (furniture, accessories, expo) like a zombie @.@ since today's also the last day of the fair. As always, Filipino designers never fail to inspire me :) Nobody's allowed to take photos of the products (unless you're buying it) so i'll just leave you with these two good looking mirrors from the fair, which i'm kind of thinking on buying for my project :)

and now... back to the grind! 

*crossing my fingers tight*

goodnight!